Door mounted book holder

ABSTRACT

The apparatus shown generally in FIG. ( 1 ) is a holder attached to and stored at the back of a cabinet door and when deployed will support an object for viewing from the front of the closed door.

CROSS REFERENCED TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION—FIELD OF INVENTION

The invention relates to a holder for books or other objects.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are many cookbook and book holder patents. Most all address thedifficulties in use, specifically where can it be situated so that abook can be conveniently read, not interfere with the work area and theneasily stored and deployed. Prior art is generally designed forportability, countertop deployment or under cabinet deployment andmounting.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,369,948, KRASS et AL, 25 Jan. 1983 is mounted under acabinet and deploys downward and over the countertop below interferingwith the space below and large books would interfere with the functionof the door.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,619,609, CRESS, 16 Sep. 2003 deploys as in KRASS aboveand has the same limitations plus its wire construction would cover someof the material behind it and it would not support small cards easily.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,269,381, JOHN F. HARMS, 26 May 1981 is a removabledevice that is supported from the front of the cabinet after opening thedoor by hooking around the center support of the cabinet. As such thecomments for CRESS above apply and the door may not close once the bookwas in place. Additionally it has to be removed and stored elsewhere.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,407,523, A. Peter Camplone, 4 Oct. 1983 is a counter topsupported design.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,439,533, Todd Armstrong, 27 Aug. 2002 is a displaycabinet closed on three sides and is wall or vertically mounted in apermanent position.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

The object of this invention is to provide a device from which acookbook or any object could be held for optimal viewing, would notinterfere with any of the working area and be easily stored and deployedfrom the same location. This patent application relates to andprogresses front the novel mounting feature of the device, namely on therear or back of a door. From this location, its stored position, it isdeployed for use to the front of the door. Thus when stored it does notintrude greatly on the contents inside a cupboard nor when deployed doesit intrude on the counter space or working area below. It is generallyat eye level in the deployed position and does not impede the functionof the door in either deployed or stored position. The device does notlimit the size of the item to be held as it is open on three sides orfour sides in other configurations and is additionally able to holdsingle sheets or cards. The door itself is used both structurally andfunctionally in that the apparatus is attached to it and acts as a backsupport for held items when deployed. When taken in combination theresult is a simple articulated design. Other objects and advantages willbecome apparent from the Drawings and Specifications.

SUMMARY

The apparatus is a door mounted holder for holding any item such as acookbook for viewing from the front of a closed door and stored to theback of the door when not in use.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus in the deployed position.

FIG. 2 is an end view of the apparatus in the deployed position.

FIG. 3 is an end view of the apparatus in the stored position.

DRAWINGS—REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 Mounting Plate

2 Hinge—locking or non locking type

3 Back support panel

4 Hinge—locking type

5 Bottom support panel

6 Hinge—locking type

7 Front panel

8 Retaining member

9 Door

10 Object being retained

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The mounting plate 1 is attached to the back or inside of cabinet door9. A hinge 2 is fixed to mounting plate 1 and connects to the backsupport panel 3. Hinge 2 could be a locking type hinge. Hinge 2 allowsthe back support panel 3 to rotate vertically upward in the storedposition, FIG. 3 and vertically downward in the deployed position, FIG.2. Hinge 2 may contain a torsion spring or locking mechanism to hold theapparatus in the stored position. Back support panel 3 may be fixed todoor 10 to hold it in either the stored or deployed position. Oppositehinge 2 on the back support panel 3 is hinge 4. Locking hinge 4 connectsback support panel 3 with the bottom support panel 5. Hinge 4 allows thebottom support plate to be held vertically upward in the stored positionand when rotated to the deployed position holds the bottom support panel5 in a generally horizontal and locked position. Locking hinge 6connects the bottom support panel 5 to the front panel 7. Locking hinge6 allows the front panel 7 to be held vertically down in the storedposition and rotated to its locked deployed position. Front panel 7 istransparent.

The object to be held 10, a book for instance is placed between frontpanel 7 and the door 9 when in the deployed position, FIG. 2. Door 9 isalso back support for the object being held 10. The bottom support plate5 carries the weight of the object being held 10. Both the front panel 7and bottom support panel 5 could be angled off the vertical andhorizontal respectively to force the object being held 10 to the frontthereby improving the readability of the object being held 10. Frontpanel 7 and bottom support panel 5 may be configured other than thatshown should the shape of object being held 10 so dictate.

The retaining member 8 is attached to front panel 7 in such a mannerthat a space exists between retaining member 8 and front panel 7. Thatspace will hold a card or a single sheet of paper backed by front panel7 in the deployed position. Member 8 is transparent. The FIGS. 1, 2 and3 and the description above is given for one embodiment to hold anobject such as a book for viewing. Other embodiments may occur based ondifferent objects to be held but still encompassing features of fixingto one side of a door, storage on that side and deployed to the otherside.

ADVANTAGES

From the description above it is shown that the holder is simplydeployed from the stored position where it takes up very little spaceand when deployed does not intrude on work areas below and is at eyelevel for convenient use. It is not restricted to a book holder only ascards or sheets of paper can also be viewed as well as many otherobjects, TV's, radios, MP3 Players, PDA's, computers are examples.

CONCLUSIONS

Although the above description includes many specificities those shouldnot be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but asillustration for a singular embodiment from which other embodiments maydevelop as use dictates. For instance the locking of panels in positionmay take other forms and means, the holder may deploy from differentsides of the door and the panel may take different shapes depending onthe configuration of the object to be held. Thus the scope of theinvention should be determined by the following Claims and their legalequivalent rather than by the description given.

1. An apparatus for holding objects comprising of
 2. A mounting plate ofclaim 1 contains a partial hinge, a back plate with two partial hinges,a bottom plate with two partial hinges, a front plate with one partialhinge, said front plate with a support member and each plate isconnected in sequence by way of the said hinges.
 3. Said apparatus ofclaim 1 is attached to the inside of a door by means of the saidmounting plate, said door to have an inside or back and an outside orfront.
 4. Said apparatus of claim 1 is stored flat to the back of saiddoor by rotating on the hinged arrangement thus limited projection intothe space inside said door.
 5. Said apparatus of claim 1 is deployed tothe front of said door by way of the said hinge arrangement providingsupport for an object and space between said door and said front plateto hold said object.
 6. Said apparatus of claim 1 has said supportmember with a space between it and said front plate permitting a singlesheet of paper or card to be held.
 7. Said front plate of claim 2 and 1and support member are transparent allowing said object to be viewedwhile being held at the front of said door.
 8. Said door of claim 3 and1 remains filly functional with said apparatus in the stored or deployedpositions.
 9. Said hinges and panels of claim 2 and 1 have the means tofix said apparatus in either the stored or deployed positions.
 10. Aholder that allows viewing of any item when said holder is in thedeployed position and is comprised of a series of hinged panels attachedto a door allowing said item to be held and viewed from a location infront of said door then when not required, to be stored on the back ofsaid door.
 11. Said holder of claim 10 is attached to the inside of saiddoor by means of a mounting plate said door to have an inside or backand an outside or front.
 12. Said holder of claim 10 is stored flat tothe back of said door by rotating on the hinged arrangement thuslimiting projection into the space behind said door.
 13. Said holder ofclaim 10 is deployed to the front of said door by way of the said hingearrangement providing support for said item and space between said doorand a front panel to hold said item upright.
 14. Said holder of claim 10has a support member with a space between it and said front panelpermitting a single sheet of paper or card to be held.
 15. Said frontpanel of claim 13 and 10 and said support member are transparentallowing said item to be viewed while being held at the front of saiddoor.
 16. Said door of claim 10 remains fully functional with saidholder in the stored or deployed positions.
 17. Said hinged panels ofclaim 10 have the means to fix said holder in either the stored ordeployed position.
 18. A cookbook holder constructed in an articulatedmanner, Said cookbook holder is attached to the back of a cabinet door,stored when not in use to the back of said door and moved pivotably tothe front of said door where a cookbook is held for viewing.
 19. Saidcookbook of claim 18 is placed between a transparent front panel andsaid cabinet door both of which support said cookbook in viewingposition and a further bottom support plate supports the bottom of saidcook book.
 20. Said cookbook holder of claim 18 contains a deviceattached to said front panel that will hold a single sheet of paper forviewing.
 21. Articulation of said cookbook holder of claim 18 isachieved through a series of hinges and connecting panels.
 22. Saidhinges and connecting panels of claim 23 and 18 contain the means tolock and unlock thus maintain the said stored position and said viewingposition without impeding the function of said cabinet door.
 23. Saidcookbook holder of claim 18 may also contain the means to magnify thewriting of said cookbook and allow lighting on said cookbook forimproved viewing.